Windows Explorer periodically will stop allowing copy and paste of files.
Restarting Windows Explorer fixes it... for awhile.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
...Jim Thompson
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I believe this is "normal". On busy days I see that happen 2-3 times/day, plus the occasional situation where its whole left pane is gray and frozen solid.
Oh, and then my webcam occasionally turn itself on lately.
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"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.
I don't have to restart XP, just Windows Explorer.
Sno-o-o-o-ort! I've been married to the same woman for almost 49 years... I know all too well ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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It\'s what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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Diplomacy: Kissing ass when we should be kicking ass.
Looks more like another Windows glitch. Since the time this started happening the explanation blurbs behind the right side task bar icons also have become useless. They are now behind the taskbar and this time refresh does not fix it. Duh!
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Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/
"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.
I once said, "It seems longer than that"... NOT a good thing to say ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |
It\'s what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.
Does it just quietly not do it or does it give a message? One reason XP may not let you do things is it may think that the file is in use.
Does it copy the files very slowly when it does copy them? Does it randomly freeze and then restart will doing to copy? Does Clippey pop up and suggest that you do something else instead. If so, this is normal.
No messages. I just go to copy a file and find it won't take.
That's possible but, as I said, no messages.
Nope. It's snappy when functioning.
No.
What's "Clippey"? I don't recognize that term.
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |
It\'s what you learn, after you know it all, that counts.
But how are you copying them? Drag, or right-click and select copy and paste? Can you at least highlight the files? If so can you select copy and paste from the edit menu?
Anyway, I'd run chkdsk/f and then sfc/scannow.
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Not sure if this will help(?!), but I found the following online:
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp
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.customize (More info?)
Delete these keys or values from the registry. This will reset many things like saved folder settings. Type Regedit in Start - Run Click Start - Turn Off Computer (or maybe Shutdown) - Ctrl + Alt + Shift + click Cancel (or Close) (your Desktop and Start Menu
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/wiki/Start_menu now disappear). This is a clean shutdown unlike using Task Manager
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_manager .
In Regedit navigate to each of these keys and delete them HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer and delete the value Shellstate
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer \\Cabinet State and delete the value Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer \\Streams HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer \\Streams MRU (may not exist) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\BagMRU HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\Bags HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ShellNoRoam\\BagMRU HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ShellNoRoam\\Bags [the above one is what reset deletes, 90% of the time it is sufficient but
10% of the time the BagMRU needs to be deleted too. If you know what cross linked files are the same thing is happening here - the BagMRU point to the wrong Bag or serveral BagMRU point to the same bag]
Then in Task Manager, File - Run type explorer. (Start menu and Desktop come back).
You then need to reconfigure explorer and the desktop.
Do not ever run chkdsk /f without first saving a back up of your machine. chkdsk alone just checks the disk for logical errors. The / f makes it try to fix any errors it finds. You may or may not have a working system when it is done.
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